Varek hugged him back.
“Yes.
You’re becoming stronger.”
Karl finally laughed.
He tightened his hold on Varek as tears poured down his face.
Yes.
He was becoming stronger.
No, he had always been weak.
So, he was becoming ‘strong’.
He was no longer the scrawny kid from the charity home.
He would no longer be scared of sleeping at night because of nightmares.
He would no longer have to lull himself to sleep with humming or a lullaby.
He could now sleep.
Even without Varek, he could now sleep peacefully at night.
Karl’s tears created a patch on Varek’s silver robe by the time he pulled away.
He wiped his face and sniffed.
“Why do you think the spiritual energy acted that way?” It had really scared him earlier.
Varek was silent.
He seemed to be in deep thought.
Then, he shook his head.
“I don’t know…”
Karl was taken aback.
He didn’t believe there was something Varek didn’t know.
However, he also knew Varek wouldn’t lie to him.
He shrugged.
“It’s not affecting me.
So, it’s fine.”
Varek nodded.
“Hm.
Your cultivation also seems unbelievably fast.”
Karl smiled brightly.
Looking out the window, he realized it was already late at night.
“Let’s eat and go to bed.” He said, standing up from the bed.
There was no way to check the time in Salibion, unlike on Earth.
But even without that, Karl felt like it should be way past midnight.
He should eat and sleep.
He could continue cultivating tomorrow.
Varek nodded.
He led Karl to the table, which had already been covered with different dishes, and the two sat down.
They shared dinner and eventually went to bed after a night bath.
That night, Karl hugged Varek tightly and slept with a smile on his face.
When he woke up the next day, it was past noon.
Karl returned to his yard after a bath and breakfast, and he began cultivating again.
Time passed slowly.
The egg-like energy gradually deepened into a deeper shade of silver and ceased to grow.
Then, another appeared beside it.
Just like the first one, this one also turned from light silver to a deeper shade.
At this moment, Karl finally opened his eyes.
According to what Varek had told him.
The light shade represented the early stage, the normal silver represented the middle stage, the deeper shade represented the late stage, and the deepest color represented the peak stage.
With the two egg-like energies glowing with the deepest shades of silver, Karl knew he was already at the peak stage of the second level of the Foundation Level. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
His heart leaped.
He jumped down from his bed.
His feet hit the ground, creating a low thud.
Karl felt energy coursing through his body.
He felt like he could break anything with a simple punch.
His body had never felt so strong in his life.
“Rai!” He called.
He had sent all the servants away from his room before he began his cultivation earlier.
Being watched so intently while cultivating felt unpleasant to him.
The door opened.
Rai rushed in.
“Young Master.” He bowed.
Karl waved his hand.
His expression was a little arrogant.
“Prepare lunch.
I’m hungry.”
Rai raised his head slightly.
“Young Master, it’s morning.”
“Morning?” Did that mean he hadn’t taken too long to reach the second rank?
The peak stage at that!
‘Aren’t I too much of a genius?’ Karl felt even prouder of himself.
Right then, he really wanted to leave everything behind and call Varek to let him know how much of a genius he was.
At this rate, wouldn’t he be able to stand beside Varek in a few years at most?
The thought made Karl so happy that he wanted to dance.
Rai’s lips twitched.
“No.
Young Master.
You’ve been cultivating for two days.”
Karl’s smile froze.
“Two…
Two days??”
Rai smiled awkwardly.
“Yes, Young Master.”
He staggered backward.
“Two days.
Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“This…” Rai lowered his head.
“This is very normal while cultivating, Young Master.
Waking you up could interrupt your cultivation and slow it down…” He paused.
“While cultivating, it’s normal to forget the passage of time and cultivate for a very long time.
Forgive me, Young Master.”
But Karl’s expression had turned pale.
He looked around the room.
Two days.
Two whole days!
“Where is my food?” His voice was a little frantic.
Rai was stunned.
Karl looked at him with sad eyes.
“My food.” His voice had grown weaker.
Rai snapped out of his daze. This story is hosted at g.com.
He pointed to the table.
“It has been…”
Karl didn’t wait for him to finish.
He rushed toward the table and grabbed a slab of meat from the plate.
He brought it to his mouth and began devouring it.
Two days.
He hadn’t eaten for two whole days.
What if he had dropped dead instead?
How could anyone believe it was normal to cultivate without eating?
What was the essence of being strong only to starve to death?
Karl’s fingers were trembling as he dug into the food on the table.
He really didn’t understand how he had survived for two days without eating.
Even when he wasn’t pregnant, going without food for a few hours was torture to him.
In the charity base, where they had to keep their portion and eat it carefully, everyone knew how he didn’t joke with his portions.
He would rather fight the bullies to the death than give them his portion.
So, why would he starve himself now?
How could they not wake him up to eat?
Karl was internally fuming, but his mouth was too full to talk.
He glared at Rai now and then.
He really wanted to beat someone up.
An hour later, Karl finally slumped into a seat.
He stretched his legs and sighed loudly.
That felt so good.
Eating was the best thing in the world!
He rubbed his belly.
“Now, I feel alive.”
After a few minutes of rest, he sat upright and looked at Rai, who was directing the servants to clear the table.
“Rai, get me some sparring partners.” He needed to get used to the new power he had gained before he tried to go further.
Varek had explained that to him.
If he wanted to continue being stronger in the future, then he needed to consolidate his levels whenever he advanced.
Karl couldn’t take chances.
He knew the best way to do that was by fighting with others.
So, he needed people who were at the same level as him so he could train properly.
Rai’s expression turned complicated.
The servants glanced at each other.
Each of them looked troubled.
They lowered their heads as if trying to hide their presence.
“Young Master, that will be unfair.”
Karl frowned.
“Unfair?” What was unfair?
Oh.
“Don’t worry.
I’ll compensate every one of them.”
Over the few days he had spent in this world, he had realized that Karl Dawnspire actually had a lot of company that was either given to him by his parents or by Varek Dawnspire.
So, he didn’t lack the bit of money to compensate others.
However, right then, a servant knocked.
“Young Master, Young Lord Lyold has come for a visit.”
Lyold?
Karl’s eyes lit up.